High Spirits (1988) is a movie my daughter and I watched together on Amazon Prime. The storyline follows a struggling castle that decides to remarket itself as a haunted castle as one last attempt to be profitable. They get a surge of guests just in time to discover the castle really is haunted. This movie is directed by Neil Jordan (Interview with a Vampire) and stars Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy), Tom Hickey (Gothic), Beverly D'Angelo (Christmas Vacation) and Jennifer Tilly (Bride of Chucky). This is a movie I watched on HBO a million times as a kid. The carefree story is fun and unfolds well and I loved the real and fake ghosts sequences. The props and special effects were so fun and the depth and evolution of the characters are well executed. Guttenberg was perfectly cast for this film and the conclusion always made me want a sequel. This is one of those feel good family movies with a high rewatch value. I strongly recommend seeing this at least once, even if you don't watch it as a family movie. I'd score this a solid 7/10.
Review of High Spirits
High Spirits
(1988)
This is one of those feel good family movies with a high rewatch valu
11 October 2021